Renewable Energy
Answer:
To meet future demand and ensure energy security we will need to double the amount of currently-installed renewable generation. It will also need a lot of energy storage. We have much more marine energy to generate hydrogen than we need for domestic and heavy goods transport. These resources are potentially an amazing export opportunity.
Full answer here: Energy resources of Scotland
Why are Scots paying more for energy to power their homes?
Author / Creator: Sam Page
Media type: Article
Date published: 2024
Scotland hosts thousands of wind turbines, both on and off-shore, yet our energy bills remain unsustainably high
Why are Scots paying more for energy to power their homes?
Author / Creator: Sam Page
Date published: 2024
Scotland hosts thousands of wind turbines, both on and off-shore, yet our energy bills remain unsustainably high
North Sea 2. The future of Energy from the North Sea
Author / Creator: Nick Butler
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
The low carbon development of the North Sea is not a new idea.
Get the future of energy right
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Video
Date published: 2023
Energy – electricity, heating and transport fuel – is crucial for the modern Scotland we live in
Why Scotland urgently needs a hydrogen pipeline to Europe
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: Opinion
Date published: 2023
Hydrogen from renewable energy could be piped to Germany.
Rewiring Britain: How Scotland can Build the New National Grid
Author / Creator: Eddie Barnes
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
The National Grid needs changing.
DRAFT ENERGY STRATEGY AND JUST TRANSITION PLAN CONSULTATION
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: consultation response
Date published: 2023
It is disappointing that the current draft energy strategy does little to to get Scotland on track towards its climate targets.
Re-Booting The National Energy Company for Scotland With Geothermal Energy
Author / Creator: Douglas Chapman
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: 2023
Scotland more than ever needs accelerated action on the energy and the climate crisis, and yet geothermal energy, a significant and proven source of renewable energy, remains untapped
Carbon-free, Poverty-free
Author / Creator: Keith Baker Dr Ron Mould Dr Craig Dalzell Jonathon Shafi
Media type: Report
Date published: 2019
Fuel poverty is not only worse in rural Scotland than in urban Scotland, it also has different characteristics
Scotland’s energy future – Damaged by five UK government failures
Author / Creator: Business for Scotland
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
"Is the UK government preventing Scotland from reaching its renewables potential? The answer is yes!"
It's all about renewables
Author / Creator: Bill Magee
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
"Central to how we're perceived overseas is...all all about renewables"
Scotland's energy options. SCOTONOMICS EP 67:
Author / Creator: Chris Cook
Media type: Video
Date published: 2023
Energy: It is too expensive, too much of the profit disappears from the local community and of course, too much of it is currently generated from fossil fuels.
International Scotland
Author / Creator: Adam McGeoch
Media type: Report
Date published: 2022
Scotland on the international stage relating to
■ Business, Trade, and Tourism in Scotland
■ Invest in Scotland
■ Scotland’s Transition to Net-zero
ScotWind: Privatising Scotland’s Future Again
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Report
Date published: 2022
"Instead of mass-privatisation along the same lines as was done during the development of Scotland’s oil, Common Weal offers a nationalisation plan that could have been deployed using policies currently endorsed by the parties of the Scottish Government."
Scotland’s energy future – Damaged by five UK government failures
Author / Creator: Business for Scotland
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
The UK government is preventing Scotland from reaching its full potential
Review Of Electricity Market Arrangements
Author / Creator: Energy; Working Group
Media type: consultation response
Date published: 2022
Present Market Arrangements for electricity are unsuited to a rapid and cost effective transition to a Net Zero energy system.
Heat networks - thermal energy target 2035: consultation
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Consultation paper
Date published: 2022
Consultation on heat network targets for 2035
Will Scotland be better off independent from the UK?
Author / Creator: Richard Murphy
Media type: Video
Date published: 2021
Yes. Scotland has great prospects when independent.
Will Scotland be better off independent from the UK?
Author / Creator: Richard Murphy
Media type: Video
Date published: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoPzR8-xmgo
Yes, Scotland can be better off outside the UK.